(NAPSI)—If a child you care about is ever struggling in school,
unhappy, unchallenged, unable to get the help he or she needs, these four
stories could inspire you to find an answer.

How Four Families Found A Way

1. Reyna Rodriguez attended BishopLuersHigh
School in Fort
Wayne as part of the Indiana Choice Scholarship
Program. She is one of six children in her family—and the first to
attend private school. “Through the school choice program, I have been
able to continue my education in a faith-based high school along with sharing
my talents and love for the stage with those who help me to grow as a person
spiritually and academically,” Reyna said.

2. Noah Grant found middle school challenging. His mother found a school
for children on the autism spectrum for him but the tuition was out of reach.
Then they found out about the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA).
“The ESA scholarship gave us the opportunity to choose a school that
could best meet Noah’s needs and help him to have a successful
future,” his mother said. “Without it, I believe Noah would not
be prepared academically and socially for the next step in his life.”

3. Orlando Rivera always dreamed of being a pilot, but when he learned
what it would take, his dream took a nosedive. “I started looking at
the financial requirements and grade requirements and I was like,
‘Yeah, I’m not going to make it,’” he said. “My
mom is disabled. My father was in prison.” Then he discovered HeritageChristianSchool and a Florida tax-credit scholarship that
changed his life. Today, Orlando
is a freshman at Embry-Riddle, studying aeronautical science.

4. Christine Johnson homeschools her four children. She loves the
flexibility it gives her, but Indiana
provides only a small tax deduction for homeschooling families. Christine
would embrace an education savings account (ESA) that would help her provide
more activities for her children. “An ESA would allow us to provide an
education that my husband and I can’t even fathom at this point,”
she said. “I believe families should be trusted to conduct the
education they have chosen and—above all—be encouraged with tools
like ESAs and tax credits.”

What You Can Do

To learn what your educational options may be, you can visit the School
Choice in America Dashboard at www.edchoice.org/dashboard.

“Families should be trusted to conduct the
education they have chosen and—above all—be encouraged with tools
like education savings accounts and tax credits. http://bit.ly/2FtUbbz”